artificial intelligence

(artificial intelligence) The branch of computer science dealing with the reproduction or mimicking of human-level intelligence, self-awareness, knowledge, conscience, thought in computer programs.

The essential quality of a machine which thinks in a manner similar to or on the same general level as a real human being.

(computing) a computer system or software package which is artificially intelligent

Noun

attributive form of artificial intelligence

artificial-intelligence programmer

artificial intelligence - Computer Definition

The branch of computer science concerned with making computers behave
like humans by modelling on computers human thoughts. Sometimes AI is meant to
solve a problem that a person can solve but do so more efficiently using a
computer.

Coined by Stanford University Professor John McCarthy, AI in
recent years has been applied to games-playing programming (by making computers
play chess and checkers), expert-systems programming (by making computers help
doctors diagnose diseases based on symptoms cited), natural
language-programming (by making computers understand natural human languages),
neural network-programming (by making computers simulate intelligence by
attempting to reproduce various types of physical connections occurring in
animal and human brains), and robotic programming (by making computers see,
hear, and react to various sensory stimuli).

To date, no computer is able to exhibit “full AI,” that is,
fully simulating human behavior. The two most common programming languages used for AI activities are LISP and
Prolog.